Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Senegal
Senegal: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 539.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 539.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Senegal peaked at 644.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000 and was at its lowest, 539.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2024.
That places Senegal 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 605.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 566.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 644.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 611.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 595.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 623.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 551.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 539.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 562.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 79 Aruba 550 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 80 Thailand 545.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 81 Oman 544.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 83 Mali 538.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 537.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 85 Haiti 534.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Senegal
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 18.93 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 10.56 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.7616 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 300.60 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.7616 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.7616 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Senegal?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Senegal was 539.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 644.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 539.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Senegal ranks 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.